2008 Mercury Sable Pioneer Navigation System Supplement

POINT OF INTEREST (POI)
To access Points of Interest:
1. Press DEST.
2. Select POINT OF INTEREST
(POI).
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3. POI listings can be sorted
alphabetically or in the order of the
distance from the vehicle position.
Detailed information on POIs
(Name, City name, Street name,
House number, Telephone number)
can also be displayed.
•STATE/PROV:Press to set the
State, Province or Territory using the keyboard or select from List.
The preset value for this field is based on current position (Auto Fill
On) or previous selection (Auto Fill Off), depending on the settings.
USA:Select any state (except Alaska), including Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia.
CANADA:Select any province or territory.
•CITY:Input city name for desired location.
•CATEGORY:POIs can be searched by category and sub-category.
•NAME:When searching for a POI by name, the search can be done
for a full or partial match.
•LIST:State/Provinces/Territories, Cities, and Names can be selected
from a list determined by the Smart Speller.
ADDRESS
1. Press DEST.
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2. Select ADDRESS.
3. Enter the following information:
•STATE/PROV:Press to set the
State, Province or Territory using
the keyboard or select from List.
The preset value for this field is
based on current position (Auto
Fill On) or previous selection
(Auto Fill Off), depending on the
settings.
USA:Select any state (except Alaska), including Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia.
CANADA:Select any province or territory.
•CITY:Input city name for desired location.
•STREET:Streets which include numbers in their name can be
searched if the name is input using digits or a spelling of the number.
This applies to street names containing whole numbers from 1 (one)
to 20 (twenty) or 1st (first) to 20th (twentieth) only.
•NUMBER:After the street has been input, the Smart Speller will
allow the user to enter a house number in the range of the area
specified.
•LIST:State/Province, City, Street can be selected from a list
determined by the Smart Speller.
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POI PHONE NUMBER
The system will allow you to search for an address book entry or POI
using the phone number.
1. Press DEST.
2. Select PHONE NUMBER.
3. Use the key pad to enter the
desired phone number. Press
ENTER. A list of possible matches
will appear. Select the correct one.
You can then set that location as
your destination. If the phone
number matches one of the saved
destinations, the destination map
will appear showing the location.
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INTERSECTION
To set an intersection as a destination:
1. Press DEST.
2. Select INTERSECTION to
program a destination to a major
intersection.
3. Under STREET #1, use the
keypad to type in the name of the
first street. The streets that
intersect with your STREET #1 will
appear in a list. Select the desired
street (STREET #2) from the list.
The list can be sorted alphabetically,
or in the order of distance from the
current position. After entering the desired intersection, select the city
from the list. The Destination Map will appear.
•STATE/PROV:Press to set the State, Province or Territory using the
keyboard or select from List . The preset value for this field is based
on current position (Auto Fill On) or previous selection (Auto Fill
Off), depending on the settings.
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USA:Select any state (except Alaska), including Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia.
CANADA:Select any province or territory.
•CITY:Input city name for desired location.
•STREET#1:Streets which include numbers in their name can be
searched if the name is input using digits or a spelling of the number.
This applies to street names containing whole numbers from 1 (one)
to 20 (twenty) or 1st (first) to 20th (twentieth) only.
•STREET#2:Enter a valid name for the intersecting street, or select
from a list.
•LIST:State/Provinces/Territories, Cities, and Names can be selected
from a list determined by the Smart Speller.
FREEWAY ENTRANCE/EXIT
To set a freeway entrance or exit as a destination:
1. Press DEST.
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2. Select FREEWAY
ENTRANCE/EXIT.
The system will allow you to input a Freeway name, and an entrance or
exit to that freeway. The entrance/exit list can be sorted alphabetically or
by distance from the vehicle position. After selecting the desired
intersection, the Destination Map will appear.
•STATE/PROV:Press to set the State, Province or Territory using the
keyboard or select from List. The preset value for this field is based
on current position (Auto Fill On) or previous selection (Auto Fill
Off), depending on the settings.
USA:Select any state (except Alaska), including Puerto Rico and the
District of Colombia.
CANADA:Select any province or territory.
•FREEWAY:The Smart Speller will facilitate the entry of a valid
freeway in the area specified.
•LIST:State/Provinces/Territories, Cities, and Names can be selected
from a list determined by the Smart Speller.
DESTINATION MAP
After the destination type has been
selected, and the necessary
information is entered, the desired
location will be shown on the
destination map. You can then plan
a route or save the location by using
one of the buttons at the bottom of
the screen:
•SET AS DESTINATION:Select for the system to calculate your
selected destination immediately. The SELECT ROUTE screen will
then display. Refer toSelect route.
•SET AS WAYPOINT:Select for the desired location to be stored as a
waypoint. The DESTINATION/WAYPOINT LIST will then display. Refer
toDestination/Waypoint list.
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•SAVE TO ADDRESS BOOK:Select for the system to store desired
location in the address book.
•EDIT ROUTE PREFERENCES:Select to set or change the
preferences for the selected route. Refer toRoute preferences.
DESTINATION/WAYPOINTS LIST
After you have selected a location,
you can set that location as a
waypoint by pressing the SET AS
WAYPOINT while in the
DESTINATION MAP screen. If a
route is already active, press DEST
and select the QUICK DEST tab, or
press EDIT
DESTINATION/WAYPOINTS directly from the map. The
Destination/Waypoint List screen will appear, showing a list of the final
destination and up to five waypoints. From this screen, you can select:
•OPTIMIZE:This appears on screen when multiple waypoints have
been listed. Press in order to find the first closest waypoint and then
the next closest waypoint.
•CHANGE ORDER:This appears after one waypoint has been
selected. Press to manually arrange waypoints moving them one space
up or down at a time in the list. You can also move the destination to
a waypoint, making the last waypoint the new destination.
•ADD ANOTHER:This selection allows you to search and add one
more waypoint or destination to the list. This becomes disabled once
there are five waypoints and one destination programmed.
•DELETE:Press to delete the selected waypoint from the list.
•DELETE ALL:Press to delete all the listed items.
•COMPUTE ROUTE:Press for the system to begin calculating the
selected destination and waypoints.
Note:You can select waypoints before a destination is selected. If a
waypoint is deleted while a route is active, the route is recalculated from
the current position to the following waypoint or destination.
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